In the House of Representatives congressional elections coming up in six weeks, there are any number of battles being fought over hotly-contested ideas. But of course on both sides there will be partisan "base" voters who will be expected to vote straight party line out of loyalty and/or tradition. For Democrats, these are often voters called "Yellow Dogs" since they will vote for yellow-colored dog running on the Democratic ticket over any Republican.
But every now and again, a candidate comes along to test the loyalty of even the most partisan. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) is one of them. At what point does a Democrat cross the line and is no longer fit for support?
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